Good Riddance Blue Dogs

I read somewhere that a large number of the Democratic seats in the US House of Representatives lost in the recent elections were the seats of so-called "Blue Dog" democrats. These are the most conservative members of the Democratic party, largely from the South. These are the guys who pull the party to the right, who held up the Health Care law for a provision that no federal funds be used to pay for abortions (which was already law anyway). These are the guys who make it almost impossible for the party to achieve consensus on anything.

So I say, good riddance. I'd rather have a minority who more closely share my liberal views and will fight for them as a solidified group, than a party that always seems to be fighting among itself and always manages to produce watered-down legislation that no Republican votes for anyway. Eff you guys! Have fun lobbying!

Now we have to wait and see what the Republican majority will do. Probably, they will be revealed to be hypocrites, calling for lower taxes and the requisite lower spending, but they will just lower taxes and be too pussy-ish to actually cut spending, so the deficit will go UP not down. If they want to actually cut the hell out of the budget, I say go for it -- I might not agree with the cuts, but at least I would applaud their gumption. Of course I don't expect this. Their leadership has said their only real agenda is getting rid of Obama. Nice.